Mario Chalmers

INDIANAPOLIS — More than scores or championships are remembered in sports. It is the big-game moments that are seared in the memory of sports fans. Perhaps no moments have been more iconic than those that have come in the final seconds of NCAA tournament games. Kansas' Mario Chalmers draining a 3-pointer against Memphis in 2008. Bryce Drew's buzzer-beater 3 in Valparaiso's upset of Mississippi in 1998. And, of course, Christian Laettner's catch-turn-shoot sequence at the buzzer to beat Kentucky in 1992. So, how do coaches know which players can handle these moments? And how does a player have the guts to take such a do-or-die shot? For Duke coach Mike...

Related "Mario Chalmers" Articles

INDIANAPOLIS — More than scores or championships are remembered in sports. It is the big-game moments that are seared in the memory of sports fans.
Perhaps no moments have been more iconic than those that have come in the final seconds of NCAA tournament...

The summaryHassan Whiteside became the third reserve in the last 30 years to post a triple-double with blocks, securing his 10th when officials used video review to overturn a goaltending call on Pau Gasol. Whiteside's 14 points, 13 rebounds and 12...

Just about every fiber in Julian Wright's supple 6-foot-9-inch, 215-pound body is devoted to his life's passion--making the world a better place for those around him. On the court, the McDonald's All-American is a pass-first, spread-the-wealth forward...

Once LeBron James announced, “I'm Coming Home,” to Cleveland last Friday, the free-agency floodgates opened, with the player moves coming fast and furious.
James was the Pied Piper, the one who set in motion so much change in the NBA that it left some...

SAN ANTONIO -- This time, the other guys were left in pain.
LeBron James, who exited Game 1 of the NBA Finals in the fourth quarter due to leg cramps, returned in a big way Sunday night for Game 2.
The Miami forward scored 35 points, grabbed 10 rebounds...

Thank you, Dwyane Wade. It’s good therapy for America that your over-celebrating Heat have nothing but regret and embarrassment today. A country shot off fireworks to mark the death spiral of an arrogant bunch of guys who shot off their mouths better...

Have you been listening to LeBron James lately? I haven’t heard everything he has said, but what I’ve caught sounds like he’s refusing to use Derrick Rose’s name.
Intentionally refusing to use Rose's name. James has called Rose “MVP’’ or “the MVP,’’ as...

Derrick Rose, fourth quarter. Fourth quarter, Derrick Rose. Why don’t you two kids get reintroduced.
Should Rose get outplayed by Mike Miller in the fourth quarter? I mean, really.
Rose had to be the best player in Game 4. Didn’t happen. Not even close....

LAS VEGAS When coach Erik Spoelstra said earlier this offseason that the Heat wants to quicken the tempo, that was viewed as good news for small forward James Ennis, because few players on the roster are better suited to playing fast. But then the...

Pat Riley doesn't stay down for long. He takes failure as a personal affront, something beneath him, and he has responded to it with force. He is challenged again, revitalized. Riley has enjoyed his best summer since 2010, and because of that the Miami...

LAWRENCE, Kan. The discussion materialized in the weeks after the season, the aftershocks still fresh after another early-round loss in the NCAA Tournament. Bill Self and his staff hunkered down for the usual postseason excavation, sifting deep into the...

It began at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday and already one piece of the Miami Heat's offseason puzzle is complete and another seemingly is moving closer to closure.
Not only are the Heat in the midst of free-agent negotiations with guard Dwyane Wade, but the...

Luol Deng is staying. With Dwyane Wade, it remains a waiting game for the Miami Heat.
After Deng informed the Heat on Monday that he has opted into his $10.2 million 2015-16 salary, a Wade publicist confirmed that Wade has decided to bypass his option...

In a season when everything has changed for the Miami Heat, Thursday was a day when it seemed as if nothing had changed.
There, on the practice court at the Smoothie King Center, was Michael Beasley, chatting, joking, shooting, getting buckets. And,...

The announcement both feared and expected came Saturday from the Miami Heat: center Chris Bosh will miss the balance of the 2014-15 season due to blood clots on his lung.
"His health will be restored. That's the most important thing," coach...

Miami Heat guard Mario Chalmers received a flopping warning from the NBA on Wednesday for a tumble late in Tuesday's loss to the Milwaukee Bucks at AmericanAirlines Arena.
On the play in question, Chalmers fell to the court with just over two minutes...

Don't be surprised if it happens after the All-Star break, maybe in late February or March.
The Lakers haven't yet talked about shutting down Kobe Bryant later this season, but it makes sense.
They're terrible with him. Terrible without him. And there's...

Q: Dwyane Wade. Still special. -- Chet.
A: Because sometime you forget. And then there are the moments like the ones at the close Sunday in New York. Yes, it was against the Knicks. And, yes, Wade had his sloppy moments that might have made it harder...

The confidence has been ever-present, seemingly forever.
The opportunities, however, have been limited, with Mario Chalmers coming to appreciate his place.
But it's the place Chalmers has found himself the past three games that has allowed him to...

Like anything, the Miami Heat knew it would take a little time.They figured all along they would need a few games before showing any type of finished product. In fact, they remain content on this being a season-long process.So with each game, the Heat...